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Climate change is already having a significant impact on the design and construction industry and this impact is only going to grow in the years to come. Extreme weather events such as hurricanes, floods, wildfires and tornadoes are becoming more frequent and severe and buildings and infrastructure are increasingly being damaged or destroyed.
The design and construction industries inherently carry some level of risk. Good contract management and appropriate insurance are core risk management strategies that every contractor should practice.
Andrew D. Mendelson, FAIA, Berkley Alliance Managers, EVP, Chief Risk Management & CX Officer
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST
Construction is a risky business, especially in today’s climate.
Our Senior Vice President, David Pacifici, will be participating in a panel discussion, “Diving into the Changing Insurance Landscape & What That Means for Projects in the Pipeline” at the 2022 Advancing Integrated Project Delivery Summit in Austin, Texas on December 6.
Session:
Diving into the Changing Insurance Landscape & What That Means for Projects in the Pipeline
Ed Sheiffele, executive vice president, will present “Trading in Risk: Navigating Increased Professional Exposures in the Trades” at the 2022 IRMI Construction Risk Conference in Las Vegas.
Presenters:
Ed Sheiffele, Executive Vice President, Berkley Construction Professional
Michael V. Pepe, Partner Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.
Joseph Reynolds, Assistant Vice President, RT New Day
Date and Time:
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Presenters:
Ed Sheiffele, Berkley Construction Professional, Executive Vice President
Andrew D. Mendelson, Berkley Alliance Managers, SVP, Chief Risk Management Officer
Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST
April 4, 2022
Today we announce Edward Sheiffele, executive vice president, as the leader of Berkley Construction Professional.
In this 18-minute episode of the IRMI Construction Podcast, David Pacifici of Berkley Construction Professional examines how progressive design-build can mitigate the squeeze on contractor profit when gross maximum price and a fixed schedule are included on design-build projects.
Morristown, N.J. (October 19, 2021) – David Pacifici, a senior vice president at Berkley Construction Professional, a Berkley Company, will answer the question, is “Progressive Design-Build–the Solution to Unbalanced Risk Transfer?” at the IRMI Construction Risk Conference to be held at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in California. Scheduled for Tuesday, November 9th at 8:30 a.m. PST, the SNAP Talk session will highlight the benefits of using the Progressive Design-Build method to reduce the uncertainty and financial losses contractors commonly face.